sbattere — meaning in English

English meaning

• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• bonk verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
• churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
• flap noun A flat piece attached along one edge that can hang loose or swing, such as on an envelope, pocket, or tent.
• gnash verb To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
• slap noun A quick blow with the open hand.
• slosh verb To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
• sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
• whirr verb To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

Senses

sbattere is used for these senses in English:

• agitate (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]
• bonk (informal) To strike or collide with something.
• bonk (informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).
• churn (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
• flap (transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
• gnash (transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• knock (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
• knock (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

bonk — full definition

1. verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
2. noun A sudden, extreme fatigue during endurance exercise caused by running out of energy stores.

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